(CNN) — Social Security will have to cut benefits by 2034 if Congress does nothing to address the program’s long-term funding shortfall, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the Social Security and Medicare trustees. That’s one year earlier than reported last year. By that time, the combined trust funds for Social Security will be depleted […]
The state is expected to issue a new round of emergency CalFresh benefits on Sunday to 75,000 at-risk households in Riverside County. CalFresh, also known as the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income and working-class households purchase nutritious food and provides free school meals for qualified children. The program also provides recipients with access […]
College students who are struggling with food and housing insecurity are encouraged to apply for a program that can help them stretch their food budgets and eat healthier, county officials and student advocates said this week. Nearly 40,000 college students in Riverside County are now eligible for CalFresh. But officials say less than 10 percent […]
Approximately 75,000 Riverside County households hit hard by the pandemic can expect more emergency CalFresh benefits on Sunday (March 7). The state is scheduled to add the allotment onto customers’ benefits cards. CalFresh, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, provides monthly food benefits to individuals and families with low-income. California has […]
More emergency CalFresh benefits are on the way to Riverside County residents and families hit hard by the pandemic. The state is scheduled to add the allotment onto customers’ benefits cards Sunday (Feb. 14). California has issued emergency food benefits to 75,000 households in Riverside County each month since the onset of the pandemic nearly […]
An estimated 11.4 million workers will lose their unemployment benefits between mid-March and mid-April unless Congress passes its next coronavirus relief package in coming weeks, a new study has found. Out-of-work Americans will start running out of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits next month. Some 4 million people will see their […]
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors Tuesday formally approved imposing fines on Riverside County residents and businesses using fire, burglar and other alarms that are repeatedly triggered in unincorporated communities without justification, tying up first responders. The “False Alarm Ordinance” was adopted on a unanimous vote and will take effect in 30 days. The […]
